Reflections on Gender and Race - My work at the SCO and the development of Anna's Composer Database
It All Began With An Experience During my DMA studies years ago, I learned many important academic life lessons at the University of...
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Michelle Merrill
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My Programming Process, by Michelle Merrill
Ultimately, programming is one of the most important jobs we as conductors undertake. To accomplish this job, we need a guiding light..
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Caleb R. Wenzel
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Four Pillars for Collegiate Programming by Caleb R. Wenzel, D.M.A.
Continuing with our programming theme - and also keeping with the goal of expanding content into areas more relevant to our readers, we...
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Perfect Pairings! Anna's next 10 x 10
For this 10 x 10, I thought it would be fun to share new works that could provide interesting pairings with traditional favorites!
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10 x 10 - Concerti by living composers!
From Anna's 'Composers you should know' series: Concerto Repertoire by living composers of varied backgrounds. Two weeks ago, I shared...
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10 x 10 - Historical Concerti (non-Piano) from Anna's Composers you should know series.
The past 13 months have been like an extended year-long treasure hunt. Though I have missed performing in person with my musical...
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10 x 10 – Wind Repertoire
Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: Symphonic Band Repertoire! Wow! This has been a very enjoyable project. As a symphony...
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Veronica Jackson
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Inspiring Words From a Passionate Educator, Veronica Jackson
In this post, we offer inspiring words from a passionate educator and wonderful conductor to help bring our month of educational content...
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10 x 10 – Music for Education and Family Concerts!
Music has the power to teach and instill knowledge for all of us.
In today’s 10 x10, we feature works for education and family concerts.
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Lessons from Year One as MD: Part 2 - The Code
Lesson 2: Have a Code and Let it Guide You 1. Introduction In part one of this exploration, I laid out the first of three important...
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Special Pops Month 10x10: Film Composers!
The opportunity to conduct pops music is a definite perk of being a conductor. Pops music provides an excellent way to reach and connect...
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An Intro to Pops Programming
Whether you’re at a smaller region orchestra with a budget of a few hundred thousand dollars or at a large top 20 orchestra with a budget...
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Repertoire to Celebrate Black History Month
Today we do our part to honor and celebrate the amazing talents of these black composers on this, the first day of Black History Month....
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10 x 10 – (Historical) Composers you should know: String Orchestra Edition (part. 2)
Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: String Orchestra Repertoire, Historical Edition! As I mentioned in part one, it has...
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10 x 10 – Composers you should know - String Orchestra Repertoire!
Happy New Year!! It has been a luxury having a couple of weeks to reflect over the past year. Though it has been a crisis for so many of...
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10 x 10 – Part 2: Chamber Orchestra Sized Rep, late composers.
Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: Chamber Orchestra Sized Repertoire, late composers. This month, due to the reduced...
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10 x 10 – Chamber Orchestra Sized Rep!
10 suggestions for chamber orchestra sized pieces by diverse living composers!
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Leanna Primiani
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Commissioning a New Work! Our story...
This article shares our story of commissioning Leanna Primiani to write a piece for Anna Edwards and The Seattle Collaborative Orchestra.
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10 x 10 - Holiday Repertoire
In this article I offer a few suggestions for holiday compositions (specifically for the December holidays) by women and/or BIPOC composers.
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First-Year Music Director: Three Lessons Learned (Part One)
This is a reflection on my first year as MD of the WSO and the first of three main lessons that I will be taking away from season one.
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